DO NOW President Obama’s time as President is almost up.

We are going to be voting for a new president in 2016!

On your guided notes:

List all the characteristics that you think would make the perfect president (what is he/she’s personality like, what would you like to see them do for society?)

Rise of Hitler & The Nazis

1919 - 1929

FascismWhat type of leader do people follow in Germany?

Leaders Draw a box and divide it into two halves like the one

shown here. On one side list all of the characteristics that you think

make a good leader. On the other side do the same for the characteristics of a dictator.

A good leader is… A dictator is…

After WWI… Germany suffers thanks to…

Treaty of Versailles

Italy also suffers because of WWI and the treaty

The Rise of Fascism Fascism: a totalitarian system of government; led

by a dictator.

Hitler Mussolini

What is Fascism? A totalitarian system of government.

Everyone loyal to the dictator.

Pride and unity is important!

People give up liberty for the good of the country.

Benito Mussolini Became dictator of Italy in 1922

First person to use the term fascism

Ideas of Mussolini Thought voting rights, freedom of

speech, etc. kept countries from being great!

Blind-obedience was better for society

Nationalism is necessary to motivate people

Do Now

Today President Obama disbanded Congress

Today’s Question

Why did the Germans choose a fascist to rule them? Why not democracy?

Treaty of Versailles …Colonies and Land taken away

from Germany

…Reparations must be paid by Germany

…Arms Reduction forced on Germany

…War Guilt put on Germany

…League of Nations that Germany could not join

How did the How did the Treaty Treaty of Versaillesof Versailles make make

Germany Germany C.R.A.W.L.?C.R.A.W.L.?

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STAGE 1

The Nazi Party The Nazi Party 1919 -19231919 -1923

““The Treaty was made in The Treaty was made in order to bring 20 million order to bring 20 million Germans to their deaths Germans to their deaths and to ruin the German and to ruin the German nation.”nation.”

-Adolf Hitler-Adolf Hitler

The Nazi Party

Hitler joins the Nazi Party (1919) Germany workers that want to

change society

Gains control of the party by 1923

Nazis blame Jews & Communists for WWI & Versailles

Hyperinflation When prices for goods go up

and value of money goes down.

France demands overdue reparation payments

German government prints money to pay reparations

Hyper-inflation

Government prints too much money

German money loses value

In 1914 there were four marks to every dollar.

In 1924 there were 4,000,000,000,000 marks per dollar.

Hyper-inflation

Hyper-inflation

Hyper-inflation

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1920

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1923

ONE BILLION MARK BILL

Beer Hall Putsch November 1923

Hitler tries to takeover Germany by FORCE

Fails; Hitler sent to prison

Hitler’s Mein Kampf(My Struggle) Hitler’s book; New

Nazi Strategy

1) Need of a strong leader (“Fuhrer”)

2) Get Nazis into power by being voted into government(“Reichstag”)

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Nazi Party is Banned

“Despite the Ban, Not Dead”

STAGE 2

The Impact of The Impact of the Great the Great Depression Depression (1929-1932)(1929-1932)

Worldwide Great Worldwide Great Depression (1929)Depression (1929)

- More unemployment and poverty- More unemployment and poverty

- The German government has no - The German government has no answersanswers

- - Who do people turn to?Who do people turn to?

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FINAL STAGE IN HIS RISE

Hitler Gets Hitler Gets Elected into Elected into Gov. (1932-Gov. (1932-1933)1933)

How do the Nazi’s take advantage of the Depression?

PROPAGANDA!PROPAGANDA!

Joseph Goebbels Hitler’s main propaganda

man

Poster FocusPoster Focus

What is going on here? What does the breaking

of chains signify?

Caption reads: "Enough! Vote Hitler!"

Poster FocusPoster Focus

The poster reads “Only Hitler”

What does this suggest about how the German people plan to solve their problems?

What name do people see constantly?

Who do they start looking to for answers?

How the Nazis Take ControlHow the Nazis Take Control

Hitler made chancellor in 1933

Nazis voted to many positions in government

Nazis burn Reichstag (congress); blame Communists

Enabling Act (1933)Enabling Act (1933)

Nazi Reichstag give Hitler “emergency powers” to protect country

Hitler is now dictator of Germany

Calls himself the fuehrer

Germany enters the period where its known as The Third Reich

How will he rule Germany?

“We must develop organizations in which an individual’s entire life can take place. …every activity and every need of every individual will be regulated by the collectivity represented by the party…there is no free will…the time of personal happiness is over”

- Hitler

Hitler’s four steps:Hitler’s four steps:

Hitler joins the Nazi Party (1919)

Beer Hall Putsch (1923)

Prison and Mein Kampf (1925)

Hitler appointed Chancellor (1933)

Your AssignmentYour AssignmentBasic Demands of the Nazi Party You need to answer questions 1 & 2 For number 1, place the letter that

represents the different groups of people in Germany.

German Attitudes Answer the following question using all

three of the sources:

“How was life like for Germans after the Treaty of Versailles?”